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The Roommate Resource Service
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The Roommate Resource Service
Provides The Parent Education Module Educating
parents on the typical university response to a
roommate conflict and how they can help their
student develop positive roommate
relationships. Great on-line information for
parents to access over the summer prior to
students moving to campussend parents a link and
access information and they are ready to goor
use when issues arise.
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The Roommate Resource Service
Educational topics include the obvious Why are
roommate experiences important? How can parents
support the development of positive roommate
relationships? The roles staff play in managing
roommate issues Assertive, non-assertive, and
aggressive communication The Roommate agreement
process Tips for parents to help students when
experiencing conflict Typical university response
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The Roommate Resource Service
and also the not so obvious That roommate
conflicts sometimes start
over ridiculous
situations. That sometimes students tell their
parents one thing
and the university another. The need to find a
balance between the rights of all roommates who
are involved. That sometimes parents can become
too involved in the conflict. That roommate
perceptions on the conflict are sometimes very
different. That sometimes the best solution to a
roommate conflict is moving out of the situation.
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The Roommate Resource Service
Provides The Student Education Module High end
flash animation and video training module that
educates students on how to live with a roommate.
Includes e-mail notification of completion to
university administration. Great information
presented in an engaging way. Send students a
link and access information over the summer and
have them complete the module prior to moving
onto campusor have RAs assign this module to
students when they move into the halls.
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In the student training module, hosts Kelly and
Ed take viewers on an educational journey to help
them learn how to live successfully with a
roommate, through the use of video clips, voice
over, and education via flash animation. Videos
and education include Communication,
consideration, respect and diversity Establishing
and managing roommate agreements Confrontation,
respect, perspectives, drawing conclusions,
involving others, utilizing the RA as a resource
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The Roommate Resource Service
Provides The Roommate Relationship Assessment
Tool On-line assessments for use by RAs to
determine issues in a roommate relationship.
Provides on-line reports and tips for responding
with link to mediation training module. Use
proactively to obtain information on potential
roommate hot spots prior to a conflict, or as
conflicts arise, use to obtain an honest
assessment of the issues in the roommate conflict.
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